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Free Undertow = Live compensation

XBLA shooter offered as compensation for recent Live troubles - but what if you already own it?
Xbox Live Arcade shoot-'em-up Undertow is being offered free as compensation for Xbox Live downtime occurring over Christmas.

According to a post on Gamerscore Blog, the game will made free for a limited period only. The free period kicks off on Wednesday 23 January at 2am PST and ends the following Sunday at 11:59pm PST - which works out something like 6pm on Tuesday 22, and 3.59pm on the Sunday for us in the UK.

What happens if you already own Undertow though? Will you be offered an alternative? Unfortunately it's not clear at the moment.

Undertow's a pretty underwater shoot-'em-up that features single-player, co-op and multiplayer battles. Usually it'd set you back 800 Microsoft Points.

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I read that if you own it already you have to call the helpline. Wonder if the phones will be busy then? Smile
Petebrolly on 21 Jan '08
I read that if you own it already you have to call the helpline. Wonder if the phones will be busy then?

Does anyone on the forum already own this? I thought the demo was absolutely dire - I don't think I'll even be downloading it for free.
kricca on 21 Jan '08
Brilliant!! I thought this was alright, not so alright that I bothered getting the MS Dollars to pay for it - freebie? That'll do nicely Smile

Like sex, it's better when you don't have to pay for it!
beholdthelantern on 21 Jan '08
Well 800MP seems pretty generous but why for the love of my right hand do M$ feel the need to choose the game for us?
Surely it cant be that hard to just credit points to Gold accounts??
I would have been happy with half the points if it meant i could choose.. Streets Of Rage 2 anyone?
Well mushn't grumble, it could have been New Rally-X!
JustAnotherGamer on 21 Jan '08
Well 800MP seems pretty generous but why for the love of my right hand do M$ feel the need to choose the game for us?
Surely it cant be that hard to just credit points to Gold accounts??
I would have been happy with half the points if it meant i could choose.. Streets Of Rage 2 anyone?
Well mushn't grumble, it could have been New Rally-X!
JustAnotherGamer on 21 Jan '08
I dont the ROD last week so wont be able to get it Sad even if it is rubbish....its free Wink

hopefully they can sort something out when i call them up for pick up
dpb135 on 21 Jan '08
Great!! All the wait to find out that downtime compensation will be a s**t XBLA game, thanks M$ but I think I will turn down your "generousity". They may as well not have bothered, as I know I wont when they make if free to download. It would have been better if they just gave you the 800pts and let us decide what game we could have bought. Oh well, can but dream I suppose Smile
headmate on 21 Jan '08
yeah thats very goood
unlesss your xbox broke only the other day
now i willl have to play my ps3 or wii
wellll reallly that would be ps3 ratchet and clank future tools of destruction Very Happy :
gurujoe on 21 Jan '08
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vercetti102 on 21 Jan '08
yeah thats very goood
unlesss your xbox broke only the other day
now i willl have to play my ps3 or wii
wellll reallly that would be ps3 ratchet and clank future tools of destruction Very Happy :

Now the 360 is dead and will probably be away for a month, im using my ps3. Finished god of war last night (great game), and will start on GOW2 tonight. Just wish i had some ps3 games to play on it Rolling Eyes !!!
dpb135 on 21 Jan '08
I knew it! That game is crap. MS: This game sucks no one is buying it, lets give this one away as compensation for the crappy service of xbox live over xmas. Bas****s!!!
wudragon on 21 Jan '08
... yes the demo didn't convince me to buy it, but free is free I suppose, I mean look at all the time I've put into playing Yaris... oh!
SDDowns on 21 Jan '08
yeah thats very goood
unlesss your xbox broke only the other day
now i willl have to play my ps3 or wii
wellll reallly that would be ps3 ratchet and clank future tools of destruction Very Happy :

Now the 360 is dead and will probably be away for a month, im using my ps3. Finished god of war last night (great game), and will start on GOW2 tonight. Just wish i had some ps3 games to play on it Rolling Eyes !!!

Well if it gives you a little more hope, my 360 broke over new year and was sent off and returned in 8 days, which was pretty good I think. It took longer for me to get a cd I'd ordered from Play over xmas!!!
matt*u on 21 Jan '08
Microsoft should refund ppl the cost of monthly membership for the period it was down (xboxlive).I and other users are still experiencing problems now!Something needs to be done!Anyone who reads this do as i have done and complain to trading standards
nikon005 on 22 Jan '08
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